(Yicai Global) April 19 -- The Country Pavilion at the second China International Import Expo, scheduled to take place in Shanghai this November, is expected to last an extra 10 days and will be open to domestic residents via a reservation system, state-backed news agency Xinhua reports.

Shang Yuying, director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, unveiled the plans at a press briefing to celebrate the 200-day countdown to the event. The proposal is currently awaiting approval.